Harvest Festival Service this Sunday 8th September!

It's Harvest Time and hopefully all our farmers are having bumper crops after such a sunny summer.

St Mary's Church will be welcoming everyone to bring their own offerings on Sunday morning, 8th September at 9.30am, Harvest service to be combined with our regular Worship Together Service. Our Area Dean, Rev John Bentham will be taking both the 8am Holy Communion and the 9.30am Services.



We welcome all perishable and none perishable foods, tins and packets, which will be sent to the Friary Drop In Centre who always need our donations.

Any flowers from your garden will also be welcome on Saturday, 7th Sept to help decorate the church.  Please bring them along or better still help our few, hard working volunteers to put them up.

Dates for your diary.

The Sponsored Historic Churches Trust Annual Ride and Stride - Saturday 14th Sept.
Participants are encouraged to visit and gain sponsorship by cycling or walking to as many churches and chapels as they can between 10am and 6pm.  East Leake, Rempstone and West Leake churches will be open for this event and there will be refreshments at Rempstone.  Contact Ian on 852560 for further information and sponsorship forms. Funds raised from your activities make a big difference to churches who need help with maintaining their buildings.

Community Care AGM - Monday, 16th Sept, 7.30pm
The Annual AGM will be held at St Mary's Church where there will be a Cheese and Wine evening for all volunteers and anyone else interested in the Association.  This voluntary group does a lot of work in East Leake for anyone needing help or care.

The Church Big Clean! Tuesday 17th September.
Due to the unavailability of the church in August, we are hoping to get enough volunteers to give the church its annual clean on a Tuesday.  Please contact Avril on 852238 if you can come along.

Julia Jefferson, speaker from the Alzheimer's Society - Monday, 11th November, 2.15pm
This Open Meeting is hosted by the Mothers' Union and held in St Mary's Church and everyone is encouraged to come.  It is an opportunity for everyone in our communities to come and hear more about the society and its work and gain some insight into Alzheimer's.